Accused nursery worker tells court of ‘general understanding’ on sleeping babies
A nursery nurse accused of causing the death of a baby girl by ill-treatment has told a jury she was told that infants did not need to be placed to
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Jealous ex-partner given life for murder of mother of two in front of children
A jealous ex-partner who murdered a mother of two in front of her children has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years. Obert Moyo, 46, attacked Perseverance “Percy” Ncube,
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Nursery where baby was found unresponsive ‘badly ran’, former staff member tells court
A nursery where a baby girl was found unresponsive after she was strapped face down to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes was “badly ran”, a former staff
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Nursery baby died because she was put in ‘very unsafe sleeping environment’, court hears
A baby girl who was strapped face down to a nursery bean bag died because she was put in a “very unsafe sleeping environment”, a court has heard. Kate Roughley,
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‘Deeply rooted social inequalities’ exposed in number of children entering care system
One in every 52 children in Blackpool is in care compared with one in 140 across England, according to new analysis which researchers said exposes “deeply rooted social inequalities” in
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Nursery deputy manager caused death of nine-month-old baby girl, court told
A nursery deputy manager caused the death of a baby girl who she placed face down, tightly swaddled and strapped to a bean bag for more than an hour and
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Inquest to examine why Brianna’s killer was put in same school
A “sadistic” killer’s placement in a classroom alongside vulnerable trans teenager Brianna Ghey will be investigated at the inquest into her death, a court has heard. Brianna, 16, was lured
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‘Hero’ karate champion found guilty of sexual assaults on teenage boys
A karate champion regarded as a “hero” by his students has been found guilty of sexual assaults on teenage boys. Andrew Sherry, a founder member of the Karate Union of
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Seven men jailed after violence outside asylum seeker hotel in Merseyside
Seven men have been jailed following a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Merseyside. Thomas Mills, 47, Brian McPadden, 61, Paul Lafferty, 42, and Jonjo O’Donoghue, 21, were
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Chicken mayo sandwiches linked to listeria hospital deaths, inquest concludes
Two women died after eating chicken mayo sandwiches fed to them in hospital and contaminated with listeria, an inquest has concluded. Retired Jamaican nurse Beverley Sowah (pictured), 57, and mother-of-five
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